Endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis

Endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis is a form of glomerulonephritis that can be associated with nephritis.[1]

Endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
Renal corpuscle showing glomerulus capillaries.
SpecialtyUrology 

It may be associated with Parvovirus B19.[2]

References
  1. Katano K, Hayatsu Y, Matsuda T, et al. (November 2007). "Endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with crescent formation and concurrent tubulointerstitial nephritis complicating retroperitoneal fibrosis with a high serum level of IgG4". Clin. Nephrol. 68 (5): 308–14. doi:10.5414/cnp68308. PMID 18044263.
  2. Iwafuchi Y, Morita T, Kamimura A, Kunisada K, Ito K, Miyazaki S (March 2002). "Acute endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with human parvovirus B19 infection". Clin. Nephrol. 57 (3): 246–50. PMID 11924757.

Further reading
  • Ito S, Kuriyama H, Iino N, et al. (December 2003). "Patient with diffuse mesangial and endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with hypocomplementemia and elevated anti-streptolysin O treated with prednisolone, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, and angiotensin II receptor antagonist". Clin. Exp. Nephrol. 7 (4): 290–5. doi:10.1007/s10157-003-0244-0. PMID 14712359. S2CID 35396896.
  • Kano K, Nishikura K, Kojima M, et al. (June 2003). "A patient with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis diagnosed by the third biopsy via endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis and focal membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis". Clin. Exp. Nephrol. 7 (2): 157–62. doi:10.1007/s10157-003-0231-5. PMID 14586735. S2CID 19884818.


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